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He said: ‘I understand that they were amateurish in their construction. The devices are thought to have been sent by members of the Real IRA, however there is currently a feud inside this organisation about whether to mount a campaign in mainland Britain.’

Richard Kemp, another former British Army commander with experience in Northern Ireland, said the amateur nature of the devices ‘exposes the lack of serious capability’ of those responsible.

In total seven packages were sent to offices across England, including one in Brighton (pictured)

British Army recruiting centres remained on high alert but open last night.

Police say two of the packages were posted in Dublin and a third package has been traced to an area close to the border with Northern Ireland. No arrests have been made.